Finley is teething hardcore. Her favorite teething relief at the moment is the remote control - and this has led to some pretty funny incidents between her and her daddy (who also loves the remote control).  The funny thing about Finley is that as chill of a kid that she is - she DOES NOT like having the things she wants taken away from her and as such, I have witnessed some tense moments between the two of them.  Anyway, the poor girl is getting THREE of her front teeth at once and I am not sure, but I think there might be more coming too.  Currently, at 16 months (in fact today is her 16 month birthday - Happy Birthday Princess!) she still only has the two teeth she got at ages 9 and 10 mos.  Nate got his first tooth at 14 months, and then, his came in at least two at a time from there but he didn't finish getting all of his teeth (like his molars) until he was three.  And so, since Finley never does anything half-ass - teething is no different.  She has been a champ as always - but darn it I just wish those teeth would break through enough to give her some relief.  Currently, she just has these teeny tiny pinpoint dots where the skin has broken.  And so the battle of the remote shall continue.

And now for some Thanksgiving pics of the fam.  How cute are these two.  Nate and his cousin Kassi breaking a little Thanksgiving bread at the kiddie table (note all of the Buzz Light Year toys that joined them for the feast).

And last but certainly not least - Princess Finley in the adorable dress we got from who else?  Amanda!  I will have you guys know - this was the very first time Finley wore tights.  As a mommy of a little girl, this was a big moment for me, a milestone.  It was so exciting, and I am sure you are all thinking, seriously?  But mind you, we didn't really get out much Finley's first year - the tights?  They were a big deal for us!  Isn't sure adorable?

And while I pledged I would never get another real tree....I present to you...my real Christmas tree!  Here is the deal - after Thanksgiving, I IMMEDIATELY get this urge to get the tree up.  This year, our tree is still in storage, not to mention all of lights on my lovely pre-lit tree - are burnt out.  So if I was going to have to string lights on the damn tree anyway - I went the route that got me to the desired end result (having my tree up) the soonest.  And so far I have to say - my experience this year has been a lot better.  This year we chose a Noble Fir, last year we had a Frasier Fir - I like this one so much better.  Its got a better shape, actually smells like a Christmas tree and the branches are tightly packed and I love that. 

And along the lines of Christmas - I am happy to say that my mom and I braved Black Friday shopping this year - at of all places - Woodfielld Mall!  Although my mom thought I was nuts - the best deal of the day was 50% off of EVERYTHING at Gap Kids.  That's right, I waited in line for an hour and 15 minutes.  My mom thought I was nuts!  Would I do it again?  Yep.  I saved $77!!  Go me!



Other miscellaneous things...Finley had her first cardiology appointment today since they took her off the Propranolol. I assumed the doctor would do an echo and she didn't.  Slightly disappointing because I was thinking that an echo would give me a little peace of mind as to how everything is going with her heart - so now - I still feel a little uncertain.  Needless to say, I will be contacting her cardiologist when I get home!

And for my not-so -regular Weight Watchers update.  I gave back two pounds after Thanksgiving, which I sort of figured was a given.  The Sunday after Thanksgiving they launched their new Point Plus program and last week, my first week on the new program...I lost 4.6 lbs!  I am up to 13 in total.  But I fear this week might be a little rough too since I have been traveling all week.  Oh well, the scale is my friend!